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Backbreaker Rocks at Brundage Mountain

Expert · 158 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
158 mlength
55 mvertical
2250 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Backbreaker Rocks is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Backbreaker Rocks

Lifts that reach the top: Bluebird Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Bluebird Express
  2. Ski North (intermediate)
  3. Ski Goat Trail (advanced)
  4. Ski Hidden Valley (advanced)
  5. Ski Backbreaker Rocks (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Hippie Flats. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bluebird Express (6 min), Easy Rider Conveyor (7 min), Easy Street (7 min).

See Backbreaker Rocks on the 3D mapAll runs at Brundage Mountain
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.